As described in the text, the PCI-Express bus consists of thirty-two "lanes." As of January, 2009, each lane was capable of a maximum data rate of 500 MB per second. Lanes are allocated to a device 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, or 32 lanes at a time.
Assume that a PCI-Express bus is to be connected to a high definition video card that is supporting a 1920 x 1080 true-color (3 bytes per pixel) progressive scan monitor with a refresh rate of 60 frames per second. How many lanes will this video card require to support the monitor at full capability? Show how you found your solution.